Monday, November 12, 2012

We went to see two concerts this weekend. The first was Leonard Cohen at the Key Arena, on Friday, November 9th. We had amazing seats - here's a few phone photos:

Leonard was in fine form - he joked early on that he was hoping to continue to tour for a few more years - and was really looking forward to turning 80 when he could start smoking again. He then said - paraphrasing - that although he was hoping to tour for a number of years - the future is uncertain, so they were going to put on the best show they were capable of, just in case. And he did: The show started at 8:00 PM prompt, and didn't get out until 11:45 PM, with one intermission. That's pretty amazing for somebody who's 78 years old!

The next day, Saturday, November 10th - we took Rose up to Everett to see the Fresh Beat Band live in concert:

At one point, two of the members of the band came into the audience to give high fives to the kids. Dana picked up Rose and lifted her up - and she got to high five her hero Twist! She was beaming after that. They put on a great show too - not quite as serious as Leonard, mind you - but probably more enjoyable for the kids!